SFS Talkies: RAMEN TEH

April 4 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Masato is a young ramen chef in the city of Takasaki in Japan. After the sudden death of his emotionally distant father, he chances upon a suitcase of memorabilia and a red notebook – filled with musings and old photos – left behind by his Singaporean mother who passed when he was just ten years old. Acting on a hunch, he takes off for Singapore with the notebook, hoping to piece together the story of his life, as well as that of his parents. There he meets Miki, a Japanese food blogger and single mother who helps him track down his maternal uncle Ah Wee, who runs a bak kut teh stall. Masato discovers that his grandmother Madam Lee is still alive, and that she holds the key to the tender yet turbulent love story of his parents. Masato and his grandmother try to heal each other’s broken soul, and find salvation in the kitchen where the meals they cook become more than the sum of their ingredients.

POST-SCREENING DIALOGUE

The screening will be followed by a 20-minute dialogue with Director Eric Khoo and Producer Tan Fong Cheng.

Mr Eric Khoo

Cultural Medallion recipient and award winning film maker Eric Khoo who helms Zhao Wei Films and Gorylah Pictures has been credited for reviving the Singapore film industry and for putting Singapore onto the International film map in 1995.

He was the first Singaporean to have his films invited to major film festivals such as Berlin, Venice and Cannes. Eric Khoo was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Letters, from the French Cultural Minister and his feature, My Magic was nominated for the Cannes Palme d’Or in 2008.

Eric Khoo was profiled in Phaidon Books, Take 100 the future of Film – 100 New Directors. The Pompidou Centre in Paris held an Eric Khoo film retrospective and he served as President of the Jury at The Locarno international film Festival in 2010.
In 2011, he released his first animated feature, Tatsumi, which was invited to the 64th Cannes Film Festival and made its North American premiere at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

Eric Khoo was invited to be President of the Jury at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and at The Hong Kong Asian Film awards in 2012. He was head of the Jury at Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2013.

In 2015, he directed Cinema for 7 Letters and his sixth feature, In the Room, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. He paid tribute to Singapore’s hawker landscape with Wanton Mee, which was invited to the Berlin International Film Festival Culinary Section in 2016 and he executive produced Boo Junfeng’s second feature Apprentice that premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard. In 2017, he was on the jury for the Cannes Short Film Competition Palm d’Or.

Ms Tan Fong Cheng

Tan Fong Cheng has been producing television commercials since 1995. She has worked with all manner of clients, from MNCs to governmental bodies. In 2001, she decided to concentrate on movies and came on board Zhao Wei Films.

Since then, she has produced many of the company’s most noteworthy TV series as well as films, a crowning achievement for her was producing My Magic, which was invited to compete in the prestigious Main Competition of the 61st Cannes Film Festival. Fong Cheng also produced Eric Khoo’s first animation feature film, Tatsumi, which was invited to the 64th Cannes Film Festival and made its North American premiere at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

A stalwart in the Singapore film industry, she is currently producing Gilbert Chan and Mike Wiluan’s features.

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